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By Graham Warwick
The light aircraft manufacturer has prioritized development of large cargo UAVs because of increasing indications that the entry into service of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could slip to 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
LONDON—The UK will launch a new tender for coastguard aviation services in 2021 with a focus on increased use of fixed-wing and unmanned platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Marine Corps has entered the last phase of a fleet transition for the Lockheed Martin KC-130T, with the first KC-130J delivered to the last
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

CPaT GLOBAL, TX was selected by Korean Air to provide tailored E-learning solutions to train A220, A330, 737NG, 747-400/-8, 777-200, and 787 pilots.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
When discussing the U.S. Air Force's next C2 architecture, the temptation is to focus on the E-3 AWACS and E-8C J-Stars. Less attention is paid to the ground-based, and in many ways more powerful, corollaries of both aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Cairo reportedly is looking to purchase 24 Eurofighters, 24 M-346 jet trainers, a satellite produced by Leonardo, and up to six FREMM frigates and offshore patrol vessels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany is looking to arm its future fleet of EuroDrone unmanned aircraft systems with MBDA Brimstone air-to-ground missiles and Enhanced Paveway
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE says the successful firings at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona show the weapon can allow mounted and dismounted units to engage soft and lightly armored targets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies and Joby Aviation are the first developers of urban air mobility vehicles to progress to the third stage of the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
After six months without a permanent U.S. Navy secretary, the Pentagon swore in Kenneth Braithwaite for the post on May 29.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded and was destroyed on a test stand in Boca Chica, Texas, on May 29, joining three previous company test vehicles lost during pressurization checks.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon signed two contracts worth $18.45 million under Defense Production Act Title 3 for investment in the space industrial base.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Aerospace and defense firm Cobham has snapped up the defense business of British composite manufacturer Tods Aerospace after it was placed into administration.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, NASA is moving ahead on schedule to make the July-August launch window for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A full-scale proprotor incorporating the key features of Karem Aircraft’s Optimum Speed Tiltrotor (OSTR) concept has run on a ground rig in Victorville, California.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A civilian Pilatus PC-12 aircraft made an unauthorized landing at a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Wales because the aircraft’s pilot wanted to visit a nearby beach.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace community.
Defense

By Daniel Urchick
Fleet Snapshot
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Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

The Pentagon signed two contracts worth $18.45 million under the Defense Production Act for investment in the space industrial base. The department
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Babcock Australasia is offering Bell’s Model 429 twin-engine light helicopter to meet Canberra’s need for a special operations helicopter platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DARPA and the Office of Naval Research plan to launch a joint project to develop a vertical-takeoff-and-landing tactical unmanned aircraft system that could replace the Insitu ScanEagle and eliminate any reliance on launch and recovery infrastructure.
Aircraft & Propulsion